URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
339 AM HST SAT DEC 4 2010

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND…

.STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A SHORT-PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELL TO BRING ROUGH AND CHOPPY SURF TO EAST-FACING SHORES.

NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA- MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
339 AM HST SAT DEC 4 2010

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING.

* SURF…SHORT-PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELL WILL COMBINE WITH EVEN SHORTER-PERIOD WIND WAVES FROM THE EAST NORTHEAST…PRODUCING ROUGH AND CHOPPY SURF NEAR 8 FEET HIGH ALONG EAST-FACING SHORES.

* TIMING…ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH TODAY…SURF ALONG EAST- FACING SHORES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. SURF WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS…INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD AVOID THE WATER ALONG EAST-FACING SHORES. THE ROUGH AND CHOPPY WAVES CAN EASILY OVERPOWER EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.